Psalms 26 (DBY)

Chapter Text

26:1 {[A Psalm] of David.} Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity, and I have confided in Jehovah: I shall not slip.

26:2 Prove me, Jehovah, and test me; try my reins and my heart:

26:3 For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes, and I have walked in thy truth.

26:4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither have I gone in with dissemblers;

26:5 I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and I have not sat with the wicked.

26:6 I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,

26:7 That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.

26:8 Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth.

26:9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;

26:10 In whose hands are evil devices, and their right hand is full of bribes.

26:11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity. Redeem me, and be gracious unto me.

26:12 My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregations will I bless Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "psalm", "david", "judge", "jehovah", "walked", "mine", "integrity", and "confided". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "psalm" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "psalm" and "david" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "psalm" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.